Smyrna (disambiguation)
Smyrna is the former name of Izmir, Turkey.
Smyrna may also refer to:
In Greek mythology
- Myrrha, also known as Smyrna, mother of Adonis
- Smyrna (Amazon), mythical eponym of a quarter in Ephesus
Historical figures
- Bion of Smyrna, a Greek poet
- Chaka of Smyrna, 11th century Turkish emir
- Chrysostomos of Smyrna (Chrysostomos Kalafatis), the Greek Orthodox bishop of Izmir from 1910 to 1914, and again from 1919 to 1922
- Hermippus of Smyrna, a Peripatetic philosopher
- Nymphidianus of Smyrna, a Neoplatonist and sophist who lived in the time of the emperor Julian
- Theon of Smyrna (ca. 70–ca. 135), a Greek philosopher
Place names
- Myrina (Mysia), called Smyrna in antiquity
In the United States:
- Smyrna, California
- Smyrna, Delaware
- New Smyrna Beach, Florida
- Smyrna, Georgia
- Smyrna, Indiana
- Smyrna, Louisville, Kentucky, a neighborhood
- Smyrna, Maine
- Smyrna, Michigan
- Smyrna, Nebraska
- Smyrna (town), New York
- Smyrna, North Carolina
- Smyrna, South Carolina
- Smyrna, Tennessee
- Smyrna, Washington
Other uses
- SmY RNA, a family of small nuclear RNAs found in some species of nematode worms
- Smyrna (butterfly), a genus of brush-footed butterflies
See also
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